If you're wanting to link to your own blog article or something in direct response to another user's question, I doubt that would be an issue. Not quite the same as advertising your product or service unsolicited.

It seems odd that you should start a discussion you're unable to finish, assuming you were actually interested in discussing nutmeg, not simply planning to send us to buy nutmegs from you!

p.s. 99% of the websites on the web advertise, even if you think they are not, they are making money in one way or another. even this website is profiting, the blogs by the admin, have ads all over them.